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2022 Doctoral Graduate, Sitara Weerakoon, PhD named a 2022 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Primm-Singleton Minority Travel Award recipient
Read more 2022 Doctoral Graduate, Sitara Weerakoon, PhD named a 2022 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Primm-Singleton Minority Travel Award recipient
CHPPR Partners with United 2-1-1 to Survey Texans about COVID-19 Behaviors

Two of the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research’s COVID-19 projects are working with United Way of Greater Texas 2-1-1 telephone hotline to deliver a telephone-based survey of Texans about COVID-19 testing and vaccination behaviors. This collaboration will provide insights that can guide the development of future COVID-19 interventions.
Read more CHPPR Partners with United 2-1-1 to Survey Texans about COVID-19 Behaviors
Shen on AAPI Month and Representation in Public Health

"Asian Americans are celebrated as indispensable threads in the American social fabric. Their invaluable, manifold contributions deserve to be highlighted," says Gordon Shen, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health at UTHealth School of Public Health.

As we celebrate and commemorate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we interviewed Shen on how his ethnicity has impacted his research and career, and how Americans can continue to honor and understand disparities and differences within cultures.

Read more Shen on AAPI Month and Representation in Public Health
Tsai serves as guest editor for American Psychological Association Journals, Limited Special Series on, “The Psychology of Resilience"

Published in April 2022, each of the four journals covers a specific focus on different areas of study in resilience research including Psychological Services, Healthy Psychology, Military Psychology, and Psychological Trauma. Serving as lead guest editor, Tsai oversaw the print and publication of all four special journal issues.
Read more Tsai serves as guest editor for American Psychological Association Journals, Limited Special Series on, “The Psychology of Resilience"
CHPPR Research Study Tests Text-Message-Based Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers

CHPPR’s SmokefreeSGM research study is a text-messaging-based intervention designed to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people quit smoking cigarettes. The study aims to develop and test a sexual and gender minority (SGM) tailored text-based program and examine recruitment, retention, and smoking abstinence rates at 1, 3, and 6 months of follow-up.
Read more CHPPR Research Study Tests Text-Message-Based Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers
Alumni Benedicta Anikputa appointed by Governor Abbott to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force

Alongside other task force members, Anikputa will coordinate the design and implementation of the state’s plan for the prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Read more Alumni Benedicta Anikputa appointed by Governor Abbott to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
“How Good Food Works from Seed to Plate,” Earns Distinction with Multiple Awards

The award-winning cookbook is a hardcover 282-page book that tells the remarkable story of the UTHealth School of Public Health’s Nourish Program. The book is a journey that starts with a 5,000-square foot garden and offers dozens of beautifully illustrated recipes grouped by fruit, flowers, seeds, tubers, spices, stems, and shoots.
Read more “How Good Food Works from Seed to Plate,” Earns Distinction with Multiple Awards
Patient Empowerment and Engagement to Improve Chronic Illness, as Published in JAMA Network Open

Published in May of 2022 in the JAMA Network Open, the article “Comparison of Collaborative Goal Setting With Enhanced Education for Managing Diabetes-Associated Distress and Hemoglobin A1c Levels” was published, with contributions by Aanand Naik, MD, professor, and chair for the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health as the senior investigator and corresponding author.
Read more Patient Empowerment and Engagement to Improve Chronic Illness, as Published in JAMA Network Open
CHPPR Collaborates with the Montrose Center on Innovative Treatment Program

The Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research is collaborating with a Houston-based nonprofit, the Montrose Center, to implement and evaluate an integrated treatment program, the Enhanced Integrated Treatment Program with Sexual Health in Recovery (EITP-SHIR).
Read more CHPPR Collaborates with the Montrose Center on Innovative Treatment Program
Khoei, MD/MPH student, is the recipient of the 2022 U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award

This national award is given to students who advance the USPHS’ mission of delivering health promotion and disease prevention programs to all Americans.
Read more Khoei, MD/MPH student, is the recipient of the 2022 U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award

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May 24 2022 May 24, 2022

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Gabrielle S. Evans, MPH, CHES: Exploring Sexual Health Among Native American Older Adolescents and Young Adult Women Through a Cultural and Trauma-Informed Lens

12:00:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM
University of Texas School of Public Health 1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030 Room E-705
May 25 2022 May 25, 2022

TEPHI Talks - Anticipating and Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from a Major Texas Grocer

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
Online
May 31 2022 May 31, 2022

Webinar - Leveraging Existing Technology to Enhance Physical Activity in Inactive Predominantly Black and Latina Women

12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
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Jun 02 2022 Jun 02, 2022

Walk With a Doc - Memorial Hermann Southeast

5:00:00 PM - 6:00:59 PM
11800 Astoria Blvd.
Jun 14 2022 Jun 14, 2022

Dissertation Defense by Esther Ngan, MS: Analysis Of Dynamic Changes of Stress Levels in Alzheimer’s Caregivers Using Non-homogene

3:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM
WebEx
Jul 07 2022 Jul 07, 2022

Walk With a Doc - Memorial Hermann Southeast

5:00:00 PM - 6:00:59 PM
11800 Astoria Blvd.
Jul 12 2022 Jul 12, 2022

This is Public Health (TIPH) Virtual Event

9:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 PM
CareerEco
Jul 14 2022 Jul 14, 2022

Texas Public Health Summit 2022: Fostering Trust Through Effective Communication

9:00:00 AM - 3:00:00 PM
Denton A. Cooley, M.D. and Ralph C. Cooley, D.D.S. University Life Center 7440 Cambridge Street Houston, TX 77054
Aug 04 2022 Aug 04, 2022

Walk With a Doc - Memorial Hermann Southeast

5:00:00 PM - 6:00:59 PM
11800 Astoria Blvd.

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